Holly Hunt spoke to former professional footballer Dean Hooper about how he has been promoting mental wellbeing through his new venture and by talking about his own struggles with mental illness.
This year, the number of current and former footballers accessing mental health services has inevitably seen a spike during post-lockdown periods.
In September, the Professional Footballers’ Association reported that 464 of its members had received counselling to date, with 653 being the 2019 total.
Hooper, along with former Aldershot Town team-mate Dominic Sterling, has set up Football Flow – a mental health service provision with the mission to destigmatise mental health and address the knowledge gap.